SAQQARA (AP).- Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday unveiled a newly-unearthed double tomb with vivid wall paintings in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo, saying it could be the start for uncovering a vast cemetery in the area. The tomb inclu…
Egyptian Archaeologists Find Evidence of Unfinished Ancient Tomb
CAIRO (AP).- Egyptian archaeologists who have completed excavations on an unfinished ancient tunnel believe it was meant to connect a 3,300-year-old pharaoh’s tomb with a secret burial site, the antiquities department said Wednesday. Egyptian chief arc…
Sahure: Death and Life of a Great Pharaoh at Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung
FRANKFURT.- From June 24 to November 28, 2010 the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung will present the exhibition “Sahure – Death and Life of a Great Pharaoh.” Ruling Egypt from about 2428 to 2416 BC, Sahure was a both politically and cultura…